2015 Summer Auction Day 3 2015-07-09 Auction - 485 Price Results - Alexander Historical Auctions LLC in MD - Page 8
MARY BAKER EDDY(ANDY WARHOL AND JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT)WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
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Chesapeake City, MD, United States
Auction Details

2015 Summer Auction Day 3

Featuring close to 1,700 lots in our live three-day auction. Day 1, Lots 1-604, will begin at 10:00 AM EST on Tuesday, July 7, 2015. Day 2, Lots 605-1224, will continue Wednesday, July 8, 2105 at 10:00 AM EST. Day 3, Lots 1225-1717 continues Thursday, July 9, 2015 at 10:00 AM EST. The third day features autographs, manuscripts, documents and ephemera,of presidents, public figures of politics, authors and artists, composers and entertainment, and much more.
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SKYLAB 3: SKYLAB 3T.L.S. on NASA letterhead, 1p. 4to., Houston, [1973], Skylab 3 astronauts ALAN BEAN, OWEN K. GARRIOTT and JACK LOUSMA thank a lady for her letter of congratulations following their 59 day
1400: SKYLAB 3Est. $100-$150
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KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKY: KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKY(1857 - 1935) Pioneering Russian scientist and rocket designer who laid out the basic principles of modern space flight. Superb and very rare A.Ms.S. 1p. 4to., [n.p., n.d.], in
1401: KONSTANTIN TSIOLKOVSKYEst. $400-$600
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COSMONAUT SIGNED CITATION: COSMONAUT SIGNED CITATIONUnissued partly-printed Soviet space citation issued in 1977 to honor the twentieth anniversary of the Soviet space program, 4pp. 4to., signed by 13 early cosmonauts, many
1403: COSMONAUT SIGNED CITATIONEst. $100-$150
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YURI GAGARIN, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA AND ANDRYAN: YURI GAGARIN, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA AND ANDRYAN NIKOLAYEVScarce S.P., 9 1/2" x 7" b/w, pictures YURI GAGARIN, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA and ANDRYAN NIKOLAYEV seated at a large meeting table ca. 1965,
1404: YURI GAGARIN, VALENTINA TERESHKOVA AND ANDRYANEst. $400-$500
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JAY GOULD: JAY GOULD(1836 - 1892) American financier and "robber baron" who manipulated railway stock prices, looted the Erie Rail Road's treasury, and brought on the panic of "Black Friday". Partly-printed
1405: JAY GOULDEst. $150-$200
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LELAND STANFORD: LELAND STANFORD(1824 - 1893) American railroad builder and magnate, Governor of california and the prime promoter and financer of the Central Pacific Railroad's construction of the western link of
1406: LELAND STANFORDEst. $150-$200
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DONALD TRUMP: DONALD TRUMPAmerican financier, deal maker and gambling mogul, once near bankruptcy, he has recovered nearly all his former wealth. An unusual signed item by the controversial big mouth, a Bible
1407: DONALD TRUMPEst. $200-$300
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PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD ANTIQUE DEEDS: PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD ANTIQUE DEEDSThe Philadelphia & Reading Railroad (P&R) was one of the first railroads constructed in the United States, chartered in 1833. It opened in 1842 from
1408: PHILADELPHIA & READING RAILROAD ANTIQUE DEEDSEst. $300-$400
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AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY VIGNETTES: AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY VIGNETTESCollection of over 60 proof engravings from the American Bank Note Company cut as samples and pasted to either side of a 12" x 14" album page. The page appears to
1410: AMERICAN BANKNOTE COMPANY VIGNETTESEst. $100-$150
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AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY VIGNETTES: AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY VIGNETTESCollection of 26 proof engravings from the American Bank Note Company cut as samples and pasted to either side of a 12" x 14" album page. The page appears to have
1411: AMERICAN BANK NOTE COMPANY VIGNETTESEst. $150-$200
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(CHINA) SHIPPING GINSENG TO CHINA: (CHINA) SHIPPING GINSENG TO CHINAPartly printed D.S., 1p. oblong 8vo., Newport, Dec. 27, 1800, shipping Ginseng to China. In part: "SHIPPED in good Order…by Brown & Ives Natives & Citizens of the
1412: (CHINA) SHIPPING GINSENG TO CHINAEst. $100-$150
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(CHINA) TEA TRADE: (CHINA) TEA TRADEROBERT FORTUNE (1812 - 1880) Scottish botanist, plant hunter and traveler. He is best known for introducing tea plants from China to India, thus ending China's natural monopoly on
1413: (CHINA) TEA TRADEEst. $100-$150
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(CHINA TRADE - CANTON) WU PING-CHIEN: (CHINA TRADE - CANTON) WU PING-CHIEN(1769 - 1843), Chinese merchant, known to westerners as Howqua; one of the most prosperous traders in Canton. He was once one of the wealthiest men in the world.
1414: (CHINA TRADE - CANTON) WU PING-CHIENEst. $250-$350
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(IMPORTING CHINESE TEA): (IMPORTING CHINESE TEA)Partly printed D.S., 1p., 10" x 4", Port of New York importation certificate: "…I CERTIFY, that there was imported into this District, on the 9th Sept. 1826, by Thomas H.
1415: (IMPORTING CHINESE TEA)Est. $75-$100
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HUGH HEFNER: HUGH HEFNER(b. 1926) Founder and editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine. Bold signature on a 12mo. card bearing Playboy logo. Fine.
1418: HUGH HEFNEREst. $60-$80
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FREDERICK L. MAYTAG: FREDERICK L. MAYTAG(1857 - 1937) Also known as F. L. Maytag, founded the Maytag Company, which eventually became the Maytag Corporation which was acquired by the Whirlpool Corporation in 2005. Check
1419: FREDERICK L. MAYTAGEst. $75-$100
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WALTER KNOTT: WALTER KNOTT(1889 - 1981) American farmer who created the Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in California and made Knott's Berry Farm jelly. A.D.S., his business check, Buena Park, Ca., Oct. 16, 1962
1420: WALTER KNOTTEst. $60-$80
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1923 SILVER CERTIFICATES - LARGE NOTES: 1923 SILVER CERTIFICATES - LARGE NOTESLot of two (2) Series 1923 silver certificates, both in near uncirculated condition and a fine addition to a paper currency collection.
1421: 1923 SILVER CERTIFICATES - LARGE NOTESEst. $100-$150
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PACKARD AUTOMOBILE STOCK CERTIFICATES: PACKARD AUTOMOBILE STOCK CERTIFICATESLot of two stock certificates, includes a 1917 Packard Motor Car Company certificate for 45 shares, canceled, and a 1955 Studebaker-Packard Corporation cerificate
1422: PACKARD AUTOMOBILE STOCK CERTIFICATESEst. $75-$100
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CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LOAN BOND: CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LOAN BONDVery attractive City of Philadelphia $500 Loan Bond, Philadelphia, may 27, 1858, issued to Mathias Rush Millewr and offering a return of six percent. The atrractive bond
1423: CITY OF PHILADELPHIA LOAN BONDEst. $100-$150
U.S. STEEL STOCK CERTIFICATE: U.S. STEEL STOCK CERTIFICATEAttarctive certificate for 100 shares in the United States Steel Corporation, Dec. 26, 1947, bearing at top a vignette of steel workers toiling at a press. Elaborately
1424: U.S. STEEL STOCK CERTIFICATEEst. $100-$150Lot Passed